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No. 123. Sir, — Niue, sth January, 1905. I have the honour to submit to you herewith a statement of the Niue Island revenue for the quarter ended the 31st December, 1904. You will gather from it that the total receipts from all sources for the period amounted to £316 os. 8d (the Customs revenue accounting for the bulk of this), and the disbursements to £205 16s. 6d., the principal items of expenditure being for road-work and reservoir-construction, and the salaries of the Native Councillors and Magistrates. The cash balance in hand is £647 14s. Bd., and £119 2s. lid. has been remitted to the Bank of New Zealand to the credit of the Niue Island Account. The approximate credit balance in the bank on the 31st ultimo was £587 35., and the total funds to the credit of this island amounted to £2,234 17s. Bd., to which interest due has to be added. I have, &c, A. Paul, The Hon. C. H. Mills, Minister in Charge, Acting for Resident Commissioner. Cook and other Islands Department, Wellington.

Enclosures. Niue Island Revenue Account for Quarter ending 31st December, 1904. 1904. Receipts. £ s. d. 1904. Expenditure. £ s. d. Oct. 1 To Balance forward .. 656 13 5 By Labour .. .. .. 22 12 6 Customs duties received .. 288 2 5 Roadwork .. .. 22 18 0 Fines and fees .. .. 24 3 0 Labour constructing reservoir 35 0 0 Shipping fees .. .. 016 0 Purchase of materials for reserEmigration fees .. .. 18 0 voir .. .. .. 5 7 6 Bonded warehouse fees .. 018 0 Rent of offices .. .. 3 5 0 Miscellaneous receipts .. 013 3 Salaries of councillors .. 42 18 0 Salaries of Magistrates .. 16 18 0 f Pay of police .. .. 22 19 0 Allowance to councillors .. 12 0 Allowance to Native constables 1 16 0 Horse-feed .. .. 5 8 7 Boats' crew .. .. 1 10 0 Refunds of duty .. .. 0 8 1 Drawback of duty .. .. 9 10 4 Interpreter .. .. 15 0 Compensation for cocoanut trees, &c. .. .. 018 0 Freight, " Countess of Ranfurly " .. .. 4 16 9 Vaccination fee, Dr. Davies .. 5 5 0 Sundry expenses .. .. 1 18 9 £205 16 6 Remitted to Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 119 2 11 % " W Dec.| 31 Cash in hand .. .. 647 14 8 .:. ■ , £972 14 1 £972 14 1 A. Paul, Niue, sth January, 1905. Acting for Resident Commissioner.

Niue Island Current Account, Bank of New Zealand, Auckland. 1904. Dr. £ s. d. 1904. Or. £ s . d. Sept. 30 To Balance to credit .. .. 503 5 9 Oct. 5 By David Goldie .. .. 3 3 4 Niue stamp sales in New Zea- Dec. 20 H.M.S. " Clio" .. .. 24 11 10 land to 31st July .. 419 6 „ 22 Government Printer .. 12 10 0 Oct. 21 Remitted from Niue .. .. 119 2 11 £40 5 2 Dec. 31 Balance to credit in bank .. 587 3 0 f £627 8 2 £627 8 2 A. Paul, Niue, sth January, 1905. Acting for Resident Commissioner.